The Brand New Conference 2019

by Jessica Deseo on 09/19/2019 | 2 Minute Read

The Brand New Conference is a two-day event organized by UnderConsideration, focusing on the practice of corporate and brand identity — a direct extension of the popular blog, Brand New. The conference consists of eight sessions each day offering a broad range of points of view with speakers from around the world practicing in different environments, from global consultancies, to in-house groups, to small firms.

Speakers for 2019 include Pum Lefebure of Design Army, Felix Fernando Oliha of FFO, Allyson Lack of Principle, Deroy Peraza of Hyperakt, Diti Katona of Concrete Design, Kawal Oberoi , Kati Forner of Kati Forner Design, Ritesh Gupta of Pet Plate, Alfredo E., Bruno C., Matti V., Marcelo J. of Pupila , Amy & Jennifer Hood of Hoodzpah , Steff Geissbühler of Geissbühler:Design , Elise Cropsal of lg2, Alex Coyle of Spark, Tarek Atrissi of Tarek Atrissi Design, Ana Couto, Mitch Paone of DIA, Louise Fili of Louise Fili Ltd., and Forest Young of Wolff Olins.

BNConf Speakers

This year’s conference, in Las Vegas, NV, on October 17 – 18, will be the tenth-year anniversary and will bring speakers from around the world to the stunning Smith Center for the Arts in Downtown Vegas, the original gambling district and home to some of the best neon in town.

BNConf Venue

Online registration closes October 10 — Dieline readers can used discount code dieline for 10% off registration for in-person tickets or live webcast.

Jessica Deseo

Jessica Deseo is a native southern Californian and Mexican-American designer. She has worked as a professional hands-on designer for a wide array of notable brands since 2005. In 2014, she took a step back from the day-to-day pixel-pushing and became a partner at Dieline, where her ultimate goal was to support the advancement of the packaging design community. In 2016, Jessica became a faculty member at ArtCenter College of Design, where her students' work has received a variety of recognition and awards in the packaging world. In 2019, along with her business partner at Dieline and other notable industry experts in the design community, they acquired PRINT Magazine, a longstanding staple of the graphic design community. Now, in her additional new role as a Partner and Co-Chief Creative Director at PRINT, she wears many hats and wants to grow the graphic design community with culturally relevant features while celebrating up-and-coming designers. Aside from her day-to-day, she enjoys her role at the New Museum Inc, where she serves as a mentor and has found a passion for helping young designers. In her personal time, she enjoys going to museums and the beach with her husband and daughter. In her limited personal time, she enjoys reading books by female BIPOC writers and attempting (attempting being the keyword) to learn how to cook traditional Mexican dishes.

The Brand New Conference 2019

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